Baby kit



E. M. ZICHY BABY KIT Filed March 3l. 1926 4; ATTORNEY.

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Patented Dec. 20, 1927.

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Application lediMarch 31, 1926. Serial No. 98,694.

My invention .relates to baby kits, and more particularly toan articleof this character adapted to contain various articles necessary to thecomfort. of'an infant whileits custodians are traveling with it. l f

A baby kit embodying my invention is so constructed as to lpermit theconvenientstoragevof articles of apparel and food for an infant, withdue regard to sanitary conditions and convenience in having access thereto. l f

In a kit embodying kthe invention, the construction is not only compact,but permits a quick kaccess to thevarious articles needed, and servesasa temporary support or shelf for discarded articles of apparel.y

While the kit may be made largely of leather or leather substitutes, itcontainscompartments for nursing bottles andgremovahle containerstherefor, which willr maintain the food withinthe ybottles atthedesiredftemperature over a considerable length ofetirne.` To make thekitsanitary,'the various apparel compartmentsfarenot only made ofwaterproof material, but are detachably connected to the moresubstantial portionsof the kit so as to admit of their being removed`when the cleaning or airing of same is re- Y quired, or when it isdesired 'to substitute other compartments therefor.

The constructionof the main casing of tho kitis such that it may "beisupportedl in a manner tofpermit' it? to` be opened with one hand',andthat a portion thereof will automatically assume the position of ashelf as the kit is opened, thus not only facilitating access to thedii'erentcontainers within the casing, but also serving tosupportvdiscarded garments. f g The invention resides primarily in a baby kitembodying therein a casing having" two sections foldablein relation' toeach other, a closure flap upon kone of said sections,

means whereby` said flap may 'be secured iin relation to the othersection, meansvsecured totheback of thelsection carrying said' closureflap whereby said casingmaygbe suspended, envelope compartments: securedto said sections respectively, and "means"connected with said sectionsremote from the point of the fold thereof, whereby ,when the 'securingmeans between said flap and lsaid ether section is released saidsectionswill vassume a substantially right angular vposition withrespectio each other; and in such other novel features of constructionand oom Vbination of parts, as are hereinafter set forth and described,and more particularly pointed out in the claims hereto appendedReferring to the drawings, y n f y Fig.. kl1 is a perspective view of lababy kitV embodying my invention; andi n Fig@ is a vertical sectiontherethrough.

Like .letters refer to like parts throughout both Kof said views. l f

In the embodiment oft-he invention shown in the drawings, the baby kitillustrated comprises twosections a and b, foldable in relato each otherthrough a wide flexible hinge section c.. y i

The section a has securedthereto by a similar wide flexible hingesection d, a adapted to be secured Vto the section o by means of lookssuch as are commonly used upon brief cases week `end bags,.etc.,indicatedv at f., v: 'f

f To the, back ofthe section a is firmly se,- cureda llurality of springhooksi g or other means of suspension of the kit in its entirety eitherrfrom 'the rack bar of an automobile seat, the' handle or other fittingsof a perainbulator, or any otherk desired or convenient object.

Within thesection'a, I provide, substantially centrallyy thereof, anenvelopev compartment #which may bey made ofany desired material such asrubberized fabric, the flap l1. ,of this kCompartment and the body thereof, being, provided ,withA (3o-operating snap yfasteners h Aty eachcorner of said com `partment 71.` is securedone partof a snap fastener'71.8, the otherk part of `which fasflapsy tener is securedtoathe'section a, thus permitting the convenient removal of this .Com-

partment for, any desired purpose, as for airingory washing same, or topermit the substitution of a new compartment therefor.

An envelope compartment z' similar tothe compartmenth. and having a lapiand snap fastener i? for holding the samel closed, is secured to thesection b by means kof snap fastenersiasimilar to the snap fasteners h3.

The capacity of these envelope. compartments la, and is such as torequire a fairly wide spacing of thesections a and b away from eachother whenthe kit is'closed, thus necessitating the wide hinge sectionsa and d above referredv to. This space between the sections a and Y;when closed,.affords ample space for pockets y' of flexible materialsecured to, and formed upon the sectiona at opposite sides of thecompartment 'In These pockets are open at the top and have openings j atopposite sides thereof adjacent the bottom of the pocket. They are madeof flexible material such as leather or leather substitute, and have acapacity sufficient to receive an ordinary nursing bottle and aV heavyfabric envelope lo therefor, said envelope and the pocket not onlyforming an adequate protection to the bottle to prevent any likelihoodof its breakage, but also pre venting a rapid radiation of heat from thecontents of the bottle.

The opposite edges of the sections a and b are connected by means, asthe flexible straps m, whereby when the securing means f between therflap e and the section o are released, said section will automaticallyfall away from, and assume a substantially right angular position towardthe section a, the section b extending substantially horizontally so asto form a shelf. The straps m each have one end thereof connected to thesection a adjacent the hinge section d and the other end thereof securedadjacent the free edge of the section Z).

At the fold or hinge, d, I also secure an ordinary handle n. Y

When the kit is suspended by means of the hooks g, the pockets j openupwardly or towards the flap e so that the custodian of a child mayreadily release the lock 7 with one hand while the other hand isoccupied, the effect of releasing this lock being to free the section bso as to causey the automatic opening of the kit in a manner to permitaccessto all parts thereof. Theconnections or straps m will limit theopening movement of the section o about the hinge section c and thusform a shelf having sufficient rigidity to support articles of apparel,bottles or other articles deposited thereon. The use of envelopecompartments will also permit the opening of these compartments when onehand only is free, thepossibilit-y of thus opening the kit and thedifferent compartments therein with one hand, being highly desirable inan article of this character, and the right-angular positioning of thetwo sections a-b of the casing Vwhen the kit is opened, is also a matterof great convenience. In. removing articles of apparel from thecompartment a. or compartment 72, or z' one hand only is also necessary,although when storing articles in said compartments, the use of bothhands is required.

The envelope compartments h and 2 may be made of any desired waterproofmaterial, not only for the protection of the casing but for sanitaryreasons. l

Either compartment may be removed from `the casing' proper, and bereadily two'sections a. and Y) may be suitably reinforced to givegreater rigidity thereto.

The hooks f/ when formed of flat metal stock as shown, will increase thcrigidity of thesection a, althoughother means of suspension may besecured to this section so` long as the construction of such means issuch that it will not interfere with the free opening and closing of thekit in the manner above described.

Lowcost ofproduction of the article is not essential, it being possibleto make it of materials of various qualities, the qualityv of thematerials entering into the case being a controlling cost factor. l Itis not my intention to limit the invention to the precise details ofconstruction shown in the accompanying drawings, it being apparent thatsuch are capable of considerable variation without departing from thespirit and scope of the invention."

Having described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to haveprotected by Letters Patent, is

1. A baby kit embodying therein a casing having two sections foldable inrelation to each other, a closure flap upon one of said sections, meanswhereby said flap may be 'secured in relation to the other section,means secured to the back of the section carrying said closure flapwhereby said casingmay be suspended, said means being positioned belowthe joinder of said flap with said section, envelope compartmentssecured to said sections respectivelyand means connected with saidsections remote from the point of the fold thereof, whereby when thesecuring means between said flap and said other section is released saidsec- 2. A baby kit embodying therein a casing having two sectionsfoldable yin relation to each other, a closure flap upon one of saidsections, means whereby said flap may be secured in relation to theother section, means secured to the back of the section carrying saidclosure flap whereby said casingA maybe suspended, said means beingpositioned below the joinder of said flap with said section, envelopecompartments having'a closure flap and a snap fastener for holding saidflap in the closed position, snap fasteners secured to said compartmentsand to said sections respectively, wherebv said compartments areremovably secured nected with `said sections remote from the pointof thefold thereof, whereby whenv the securing means between said flap andsaid other section is released saidrsections will assume a substantiallyright angular' position with respect to each other.

3. A baby kit embodying therein a casing having two sections foldable inrelation to each other, a closure lap upon one of said sections, meanswhereby said flap. may be secured in relation to the other section,hooks secured to said section having said closure flap, whereby saidsection may be suspended, said hooks being located at a point below thejoinder of the section carrying same and said closureap, envelopecompartments having a closure flap and a snap fastener for holding saidflap inthe closed position, snap fasteners secured to saidcompartm'entsand to said sections re-v L spectively, whereby saidcompartments are removably secured to said sections respeo` tively, andflexible l straps connected with said sections remote from the point ofthe fold thereof, whereby when the securing means between said flap andsaid other section is released said sections will assume a substantiallyright angular position with respect to each other. n

In witness whereof I have hereunto alixed my signature, this 29th day ofMarch, 1926.

i ELIZABETH M. ZICHY;

